Configure APC NMC device credentials in the Gateway

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During the initial setup of your Gateway, you specify the device credentials used to access APC SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices, NetBotz, and Redfish devices. These settings are used by EcoStruxure IT Gateway to discover and poll devices.

You can reuse these credentials for all your device discoveries and add additional credentials as needed.

1. Log in to the Gateway. Go to Settings > Device Credentials. Click New device credentials and select the communication protocol used by your devices. 

   

2. Specify a label that allows you to identify the credential along with the following settings depending on what protocol you selected. Click Create setting.

   • SNMPv1: Specify the Read community name (public is default), the Write community name (private is default), and the port, (161 is default).

   • SNMPv3: Specify the Username, Authentication type (MD5 or SHA), Authentication password, Encryption type (DES, DES3, AES128, AES192, AES256), Encryption password, and Port (161 is default).

     When AES is configured in the APC Network Management Card (NMC) interface, choose AES128 in the Gateway user interface.

     EcoStruxure IT Gateway versions older than 1.15 do not allow discovery of SNMPv3 devices with the Authentication type or Encryption type set to None.

     Need help configuring your APC NMC devices? 

3. Rediscover the device(s). Verify the devices are communicating.

   See Discover devices

4. Delete the old device credentials if they are no longer being used by any devices.